Species Uroteuthis (Photololigo) edulis (Hoyle, 1885)
Swordtip Squid
Compiler and date details
2012 - Updated by Julian Finn, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
- Loligo edulis Hoyle, W.E. 1885. Diagnoses of new species of Cephalopoda collected during the cruise of H.M.S. Challenger. Part 2. The Decapoda. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 5 16: 181-203 [186].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1889.4.24.83 ♂, from Yokohama market, Japan.
Generic Combinations
- Uroteuthis (Photololigo) edulis (Hoyle, 1885). —
Vecchione, M., Brakoniecki, T.F., Natsukari, Y. & Hanlon, R.T. 1998. A provisional generic classification of the family Loliginidae. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 586: 215-222 [218]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Jereb, P., Vecchione, M. & Roper, C.F.E. 2010. Family Loliginidae. pp. 38-117 in Jereb, P. & Roper, C.F.E. (Eds). Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species known to date. Volume 2. Myopsid and Oegopsid Squids. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 4. Rome : FAO Vol. 2 pp. 1-605. [101]
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: nectonic.
Juvenile: planktonic.
Continental shelf, epipelagic.
General References
Jereb, P., Vecchione, M. & Roper, C.F.E. 2010. Family Loliginidae. pp. 38-117 in Jereb, P. & Roper, C.F.E. (Eds). Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species known to date. Volume 2. Myopsid and Oegopsid Squids. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 4. Rome : FAO Vol. 2 pp. 1-605. [101] (diagnostic features, geographical distribution, habitat and biology)
Lu, C.C. & Phillips, J.U. 1985. An annotated checklist of Cephalopoda from Australian waters. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Victoria 2: 21-36 [28] (Australian distribution)
Norman, M. 2000. Cephalopods, a world guide. Hakenheim : ConchBooks 320 pp. [147] (biology)
Common Name References
Norman, M. 2000. Cephalopods, a world guide. Hakenheim : ConchBooks 320 pp. [147] (Swordtip Squid)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-May-2012 | TEUTHIDA | 09-May-2012 | MOVED | Dr Julian Finn (NMV) |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |